Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1908-02-21 | Page 2 | Moral Effects of Athletics

moral effects of athletics aside from its physical effect tho moral effect of athletics in the case of tho the soldier at leist least la in of no small value my experience has been that men inen are less leas likely to drink in u tho football or baseball season even though they may be addicted to the use of intoxicants and thua ibus no special effort may have been made along these theao lines by those in charge of the the class of men who go in foi athletics and excel cicel in such anch contests are the most desirable sol diers and the best all around men still another advantage advant ago of athletics to 1 that good athletic tanis and the reputation for a 1 post of having cham plon pion teams draw good recruits anil ani soldiers eold lers to enlist there army sad and navy lite life I 1